Sunday, January 1, 2017

The new year has arrived! We have turned the page on 2016...and a blank book is waiting to be written. It's a good time to gather a few memories from the 'year that was'. Let me share few of the happenings of this past year...along with one image from each month.

These photos were taken one year ago today...on a New Year's Day drive to Hope.

January was a lovely month, which included some local hiking, a visit from my brother and family from Iowa and a birthday celebration at Harrison Hotsprings.

In February I joined my sisters and nieces for a ‘girls only’ reunion in Las Vegas on the
long weekend…we hiked, played games, laughed a lot, saw a show and did a lot of
walking. On the day that would
have been my mother’s 90th birthday, we (her five daughter's, one daughter-in-law, and seven
granddaughters from all over Canada and USA) met for dinner and ‘reminisced’
a little .

We spent Easter in the Holy Land this year. How special to walk where Jesus walked, to visit Jerusalem, sail the Sea of Galilee, stroll through the Garden of Gethsemane, and visit Bethlehem...

to witness a baptism in the Jordan River, and see the ruins of ancient cities we had often read of in the Old Testament. It made the Bible come alive!

April brought colour to the valley. Every drive past our local tulip fields called for a photo stop!

Another highlight of the month was the annual 'Ladies Getaway' sponsored by our feed company. It took us on a trip to Victoria and Butchart gardens this year...during a record-breaking heat wave.

May is a busy month on the farm...with all the fieldwork and corn-planting. Elmer planted corn for the very last time. After 45 years, he decided that someone else will be planting the corn from now on. My sister Bev (who lives in Texas) retired from nursing and took a long road trip with a stopover at our place for a week.

In June we took the motorhome to Whistler for a few days mid-month. A visit by my cousin from Ontario called for a few get-togethers with my Isaak
cousins.School ended for the grands and
we took in end of year concerts, recitals and soccer games.

July 31, 21016 was our 45th wedding anniversary. We took a little trip to Victoria, just like we did 45 years ago. Also in July...a ‘family reunion’ in Oliver and a visit by two of my American cousins (as well as my aunt from California).It was a good month!

The highlights of the month were spending the long weekend at Brae Island
Campground in Fort Langley with our whole family...and a road trip adventure to northern British Columbia and a visit to Haida Gwaii.

September...we harvested corn, celebrated birthdays (including Dad’s
94th) and we took a trip to Indiana and Ohio to see a theatrical
production called ‘Mennonite Girls Can Cook’ showing in two theatres over
there.

October...finished the fall work on the farm and flew to Palm Springs for a little R&R.

November ~ Beautiful foliage and LOTS of rain.

(photo of our seven grands taken on Christmas morning)

December ~ Christmas celebrations with family and friends...

...and snow, snow and more snow!

It was a good year on the home front. I thank God for His faithfulness...and am thankful that 'come what may' He is still in control!

Welcome here...so glad you stopped by.

Let’s have a cup of coffee together and chat for awhile...mostly about family, friends, food, farming, faith and a few of my favorite pastimes...did I mention travelling? Life itself is a journey...may you find some encouragement here as I share bits and pieces along the way.

I hope you enjoy your visit and welcome your thoughts.

Bless the Lord, O my soul;And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Psalm 103:1

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I live with my husband on a dairy farm in the beautiful Fraser Valley of British Columbia. We enjoy having our grown children and our delightful grands living nearby. I usually have a project or two on the go and the coffee's always on!